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Taranaki Daily News, 3 March 1917, Page 5

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LONDON MARKETS. Received March 2, 5.20 p.m. London, Mai h 2. Tallow—Tlie stock in hand comprises 77 4H easks; imports are 1201 casks and the deliveries 2931. Sugar—Standard, granulated, £4l 7s ?.d. Wheat-Dull. Flour—Small offerings, out firm; Australian, 61s. Oats—Firm. Peas—Steady and unchanged. Beans—Strong and hardening. Copper—Spot, £139 10s; three months, £137. Tin, £lO9 17s flu. Lead, .-CSS 10?. Spelter—Spot £SO 15s. three months £53 153. THE BUTTER MARKET. Received March 2, 9.30 p.m. London, March 2. Butter is firm. There is a strong demand, though the high prices are checking business. Choicest Australian is 214/- to 218/-; New Zealand 224/- to 228/-. It is reported that Danish shipments are to be resumed, and that good quantities are expected next week, in addition to considerable shipments of Australian and New ZealandT It will then be about a month before the next colonial shipment arrives. Cheese is very scarce, the stocks in London being only 24,224 crates. Canadian is quoted nominally at about 170/lUNK OF ENGLAND RETURXS. London, March 2. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow: Coin, £52,718,000. Reserve, £34,1(1,<M0. Proportion of reserve to liabilities—--15.83. Circulation— £38,5j5,C00. Government deposits— £47,540,000. Other deposits—£lo7,992,ooo. Government securities— £82.440,000. Other securities— £117,383,000. Short loans—4 7-8 per cent; three months bills, 5 1-10 per cent. Consols—£s2 7s Od; war loans £BS, £Ol. WOOL AND SHEEPSKINS. London, March 2. N6w Zealand stocks are unchanged. The wool catalogue is entirely second hand, and there ista very poor seleeiiun. There is good competition and all <|n:; lities are extremely firm. The thud series will be held on March 20, Bradford reports a strong market fur sheepskins, 3149 were offered. Thenwas good competition and both merinos and erosshreds advanced 3Jd.

The following Taranaki candidates passed in two or more subjects at the ■Public Service examinations held ;u January at New Plymouth:—-Passed in live 01' more subjects: Henry Albeyt Anderson, George C'vrll llurton, Clifford Patrick Bawler, Winifred licrtha. Chapman, Michael John O'liorke, Newton Maurice Rogers, Margaret Allan Thompson. Passed in four subjects: Col in Mary Ford. Passed in three subjects: Horace Noel Ellerm, Passed in two subjects: Anthony William Dean, Ivy Eurp, Kileen Dorothy I.eech, Broderick Munro Wilson. The 'Public Service Commissioners announce that though the examination has been discontinued, an opportunity will be given those with partial passes to complete their examioa- ' ion in j«iusu'£ nest,